Efficacy of superiorly based nasolabial flap in post-mucor infrastructure maxillectomy defects
Meleti V. Sowmya, Ravi Katrolia, Deepika K. Jain, Shadab Mohammad, Ezhilarasi Sundaram, Nirmal K. Chourasia, Reading W. Kharmawlong · 2026
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Description
Meleti Sowmya and co-authors test a cheek flap for rebuilding the upper jaw after fungal infection in a study from 2026. Mucor infection can force surgeons to remove much of the maxilla, the upper jaw bone. The hole left behind harms speech, swallowing, looks, and health.
The nasolabial flap folds skin from beside the nose into the mouth. It sits close to the defect and avoids the toll of distant flaps. Forty-two patients with jaw defects got the flap. Speech and swallowing were scored before and after surgery. Good scores would support this simple flap for a hard repair job. The study serves regions where mucor cases surged in recent years.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Meleti V. Sowmya, Ravi Katrolia, Deepika K. Jain, Shadab Mohammad, Ezhilarasi Sundaram, Nirmal K. Chourasia, Reading W. Kharmawlong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |